Normal Community and Richwoods are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Normal Community Ironmen will venture away from home to take on the Richwoods Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Normal Community sitting on three straight wins and Richwoods on four.
On Tuesday, everything came up roses for Normal Community against Peoria as the squad secured a 69-31 victory. The Ironmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richwoods). They snuck past East Peoria with a 60-55 win last Saturday.
Normal Community's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.5 points. As for Richwoods, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Normal Community beat Richwoods 69-59 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Normal Community since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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